[Granulomatous peritonitis from ascariasis: apropos of 1 case in a Benin child]

Abstract

We report a case of granulomatous peritonitis in a child, due to Ascaris lumbricoïdes eggs. A 6 year-old child was admitted to the emergency ward with acute abdomen pain. Upon performing a laparotomy, severe adhesive inflammation and adenopathies were found and abdominal tuberculosis was diagnosed. Specific treatment was administered. Later, the acurage diagnosis of Ascaris ova peritonitis was made by histopathological examination of tissue removed during the operation. The pathogenesis is briefly discussed.